Metal Scraping Pavement Suspected Cause Of Blaze

Boise FD brush rig is dwarfed by flames fighting Wednesday wildfire off S. Cole

Metal hanging off a moving truck is the early suspected cause of a multiple wildfires Wednesday off South Cole.

For the second time in two years Boise firefighter under contract with the Whitney District unleashed massive resources to protect high end homes off South Cole Road near the Boise airport from a wildfire.

By the time the troops could be mustered at least a dozen fire engines, a ladder truck, bulldozer, and assorted command vehicles had responded. The earlier responders were able to contain the fire so no structures were in immediate danger. Crews from the BLM joined in the operation.

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